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108门83式152毫米自行加榴炮，36门66式152毫米加榴炮，以及各团属炮营等，共计200余门大炮对着河对岸的鬼子阵地就是猛轰。

In an instant, the Japanese coastal positions turned into a sea of ​​fire, and there was almost no place that was hit by shells.

The Japanese naturally also deployed artillery positions and bombarded Xu's army.

However, Xu's army had already made preparations. All the troops retreated to 10 kilometers away from the coast. The Japanese artillery had a short range, and all the shells fell on the open ground. Apart from making a small hole in the ground, no soldier was harmed!

This is the difference in the range of artillery. The Type 66 152mm howitzer does not even need a full charge and can easily fire shells at the enemy at a distance of 15 kilometers.

However, due to the geographical restrictions of Yunnan Province, as well as the small number of traction vehicles and insufficient horsepower, the Japanese were unable to carry large-caliber heavy artillery, and even had very few field artillery, most of which were mountain artillery.

For example, the Type 950 75mm field gun weighing 8 kg was a field gun that the Japanese were equipped with in large quantities, but its maximum range was only kilometers.

For example, the Type 105 800mm mountain cannon, one of the three mountain cannons of the Japanese, weighs only 7 kilograms and can be transported in large quantities, but its maximum range is only a little over kilometers.

These cannons were effective in crushing the rest of the Tang army that lacked heavy firepower, but they were no match for Xu's army!

Back in the air again, neither side had gained air superiority over the opposing area, so neither side sent out bombers at the beginning.

The air battle has been going on for 10 minutes now, and the Japanese have lost more than 30 fighter planes and have lost the ability to continue fighting.

Finally, a Japanese flight captain had no choice but to give an order for all fighter planes to get as close as possible and then open fire collectively, using clusters of bullets to attack the J-5.

This is a suicidal method. The closer the fighter planes get, the more dense the bullets they fire, making it easier to cause damage to a particular enemy plane.

It did have some effect at the beginning. A J-5 that was locked on was unable to dodge and was hit by several bullets, but no fatal damage was caused.

In order to avoid accidents, the J-5 had to turn around and leave the battle!

The reason why it was said to be hit by bullets rather than machine gun shells is because the Japanese plane was a Type A fighter plane, and its fuselage weapons were two 7.7mm caliber machine guns, which were inherently small in power.

In addition, the J-5 has an all-metal fuselage and has certain protective capabilities. If it were not for the fact that this was the J-5's first air combat and it needed to slowly sum up experience, the J-5 would not have left.

However, this also made the Japs' aircraft targets larger. Any J-5 flying over them and firing its machine gun could easily hit a plane.

In this way, under the leadership of the two squadron leaders, the remaining 23 J-5s formed multiple formations and launched a finishing shot on the remaining Japanese fighter planes concentrated together.

In the end, only five Japanese fighter planes were forced to flee the battlefield. However, Xu's army did not give up. With their flying speed more than twice that of the enemy, if these planes escaped, they would not have the nerve to return.

So a squadron of J-5s chased in the direction the Japanese planes fled.

The remaining J-5s did not return because they still had two 100-kilogram aerial bombs hanging under their wings. Now that they had gained air superiority, it was time to drop bombs on the ground.

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22 aerial bombs fell behind the Japanese and destroyed some of their vehicles. Then the J-5 completed its combat mission and the 2nd Flying Squadron returned!

But this is far from over. Fighter jets have two purposes for gaining air superiority: to prevent enemy bombers from appearing over their own skies; and to allow their own bombers to appear over the enemy!

The Shanyang and Gongguo positions were less than 100 kilometers away from the Dali airport. When the front line gained air superiority, Xu Le ordered the bomber brigade to take off via the radio.

So just a few minutes after the J-5 flew away, the H-5 Squadron, the Q-5 Squadron and the H-6 Squadron appeared one after another.

轰5携带的是12枚250千克航空炸弹，强5携带的是2枚500千克炸弹，外挂的是两座57-16型火箭发射巢，共32枚火箭弹！

The H-6 is even more powerful because its combat radius is too small, so when fully loaded with 18 500-kg bombs, its target is not the Japanese front-line positions, but the Japanese fortifications around Baoshan County!

In this way, except for the First Flying Squadron that was chasing the Japanese, the remaining five squadrons returned after dropping their bombs, and then took off again. They did not stop bombing the Japanese positions throughout the whole day.

Especially the J-5 rocket, although it is an anti-aircraft weapon, as long as the pilot has strong skills, it can be used for precision strikes on the ground.

Every time they take off, the 12 J-5s carry 384 rockets. When they are fired all at once, there is no question of precision strikes. It is inevitable that they will be hit under the firepower coverage.

However, Xu Le began to feel sorry for Qiang 5 who were having so much fun playing.

"Damn, what are these bastards doing! My rockets cost 1 military point each, unlike bombs, where you can buy 1 for 100 point!

Xu Da, call Wang Yuji and tell that bastard to replace the J-5's rocket launcher with a bomb.

Is the machine gun just for show? Lick the ground for me, can't you do it?"

It's so sad, so sad. The J-5 has already come for three rounds, and there are not many obvious valuable targets left. All we need from now on is cannons and bombs.

If the J-5 continues to operate like this, the aviation brigade’s financial resources will be emptied.

3 rounds, which is almost 1200 military merit points. If given to the artillery regiment, it can fire 12 152mm artillery shells.

"Prodigals, what a bunch of prodigals! Hey, Xu Da, it seems like the First Flying Squadron has been chasing them for more than an hour, why haven't they come back yet? Did they get lost or were they wiped out by the Japanese? At least send a message back!"

Xu Da thought for a moment, then looked up at the sky: "They must have lost their way! As for annihilating them completely, that's simply impossible. Judging from their combat operations just now, unless the devils send out hundreds of fighter planes to fight hard, it is impossible to annihilate them completely!"

Xu Le also nodded and said, "Indeed, the flying skills of the First Flying Squadron are the best. Seeing them makes me want to go up and fly. But the J-5 has a radio compass, so it is impossible for it to get lost. The onboard ultra-short wave radio can also communicate hundreds of kilometers away. How could there be no news at all?"

No one answered Xu Le's question because the First Flying Squadron was secretly doing something big. Their current flying altitude was 10,000 meters, and not far in front of them were the fleeing Japanese planes.

"Captain, do we still need to follow? According to our flight time and speed, we have already flown nearly 200 kilometers and have already left the border of our Tang Dynasty. It will be dangerous if we continue to follow!"

Captain Meng Bo hesitated and said, "The Japanese have occupied several counties in western Yunnan. Whether it is Baoshan, Longling, Tengchong, or Mangshi, there are airports. Logically, these Japanese planes should have made an emergency landing nearby, but they kept flying down. There must be some secret here!"

"But Captain, we don't have much fuel left. If we fly another 50 kilometers without returning, we won't be able to go back!"

Meng Bo fell into deep thought again, and then replied: "Then follow for another 30 kilometers. If there is no clue, we will descend and shoot down the enemy planes and return! All planes should maintain their altitude and distance, and don't let the enemy find us!"

Just as Meng Bo finished speaking, the Japanese plane in front began to lower its altitude, and it was obvious that it was about to land.